Episodes
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Was Jesus “Woke”?
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Questions about the claim that the point of Old Testament justice is the protection of the poor and powerless and whether Jesus being “woke” proves it’s a good thing.
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What’s your response to a church bulletin that said, “The point of Old Testament justice is the protection of the poor and powerless; it recognizes that the rich and powerful never come to the table equal and neutral because they own the table”?
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How would you respond to the claim that being “woke” is simply being aware of racial and social justice issues, and that Jesus was woke, therefore it’s a positive trait?
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Will There Be Things We Don’t Like in Heaven?
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Questions about whether we will have individual preferences (i.e., things we don’t like) in Heaven and when it’s okay in apologetics to simply say, “I don’t know, but the Bible teaches it.”
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Will we have individual preferences (i.e., things we don’t like) in Heaven?
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When is it okay in apologetics to say, “I don’t know, but the Bible teaches it”?
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
What Do You Wish You Had Known about Apologetics Work?
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Questions about how to steer the conversation in a Bible study towards discussing the text in context and whether there are things Greg and Amy wish they had known about apologetics work before getting into it.
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Do you have tips on how to humbly steer the conversation in a Bible study towards properly discussing the text in context?
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Are there things you wish you had known about apologetics work (or becoming a published author) before getting into it?
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Questions about God wanting all to be saved, taking seriously a profession of faith from a child, whether it’s better to be in a church with good doctrine that lacks community or vice versa, and whether Christians should be looking for the signs in the stars mentioned in the Bible.
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If God wants all to be saved, how does this square with Hell or annihilationism, and does his perfect justice prevent him from getting what he most desires?
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When do you take seriously a profession of faith from a child?
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All else being equal, is it better to be at a church where you agree with every single doctrine, but the community isn’t close-knit, or a church where the community is terrific, but you disagree on some non-essentials?
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Are the signs from the stars (mentioned in Genesis 1:14, Jeremiah 10:2, and Luke 21:25) ever specified, and should we as Christians be looking for them?
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Did God Tell Abraham to Sin?
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Questions about whether God told Abraham to sin when he told him to sacrifice Isaac and how so many angels could fall if God is so loving and Heaven so great.
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Did God tell Abraham to sin when he told Abraham to commit child sacrifice?
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If God is so loving and Heaven so great, how is it possible that so many angels fell from Heaven to follow Satan?
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Responding to “Denying You’re Racist Proves You’re a Racist”
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Question about how to respond to the Kafka trap claim that denying you’re racist proves you’re a racist.
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How would you respond to a “social justice warrior’s” Kafka trap claim that “any white man denying he’s racist just proves he’s a racist”?
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
How Should the American Church Prepare Itself for Persecution?
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Questions about how the “fat and happy” American church should prepare itself for persecution, whether the fact that Jesus only appeared to his followers renders their testimony suspicious, and whether it’s a sin to work for a Christian publisher that’s printing heretical books.
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In what practical ways should the “fat and happy” American church prepare itself for the level of persecution spoken of in the book of Revelation?
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If Jesus only appeared to his followers after his resurrection, isn’t their testimony suspicious?
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Is it a sin for me to continue to work for a Christian publisher that has been printing heretical books, mixing spiritism with Christianity and promoting sin?
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Does Christ’s Atonement Give Us Spiritual, Physical, and Financial Health?
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Questions about whether Christ’s work of salvation is supposed to give us spiritual, physical, financial (etc.) health and how to defend the idea of Heaven and Hell using only the Torah.
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Is it biblically accurate to say the Father’s will for believers is to become whole and healthy in every area of life (spiritually, physically, financially, etc.) as part of Christ’s work of salvation on the cross?
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How do I respond to a Jewish friend who says he doesn’t believe there’s an afterlife because there’s no mention of Heaven or Hell in the Torah?
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Is Every Decision We Make Part of God’s Will?
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Questions about whether every decision we make is part of God’s will and what people in Hell will do.
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Is every decision we make part of God’s will, or does his will only apply to things that will impact eternity?
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Will people in Hell be able to do things like commune with or prey on one another, build cities, etc.?
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